Running cost for the TRUARCTIC TRTM1828SV
ENERGY STAR certifies the TRUARCTIC TRTM1828SV at 360 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 6.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,512 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $5/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is TRUARCTIC TRTM1828** ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is upstreman BD176 ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr).
Comparing TRUARCTIC's own models
TRUARCTIC makes 30 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 11 of 30 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the THRF14522SS at $50/yr, and its priciest, the TRFD2336HSS at $111/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the TRUARCTIC TRTM1828SV that long and it costs about $880 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The TRUARCTIC TRTM1828SV is already efficient for its category at $68/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$68/year to run is the predictable cost of the TRUARCTIC TRTM1828SV; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 360 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.